• Question: Is your work a safe environment?

    Asked by anon-226998 to Aimee on 11 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Aimee Egglestone

      Aimee Egglestone answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      Hi!

      My work has a lot of hazards, both for me and the people around me. So there are lots of measures and rules in place which help me stay safe. For example I have to wear a lab coat to stop me getting chemicals on me, I need to wear goggles to protect my eyes, I need to work in a “Fume Hood” which takes away any particularly nasty chemicals which I might breath in, If I’m going out onto the Plant where the big scale reactors are I need to wear high visibility jacket, a hard hat and special shoes.

      So basically, my work is not a safe environment on its own, so we have to make it safe with how we all behave in the lab!

      Hope this answers your question!

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  • Photo: William

    William commented on :

    We handle lots of corrosive or harmful chemicals on our site and this can range from a 200 ml bottle to a 20,000 ltr holding tank. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is always worn which is a lab coat, goggles, safety boots, high visibility jackets and a helmet it we are outside on our plant.

    We have a safety board outside our entrance which tracks the number of days without a lost time injury. A couple of years ago, every employee received a gift from the company as we managed to reach 1000 days!